RRRC Toy Run 5K

Mason’s Toy Box Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization which lends emotional, financial, and medical support to families engaged in pediatric medical life-altering struggles by offering gifts to hospitalized children (and their family members). Mason's Toy Box Foundation provide relief to families facing overwhelming emotional and financial burdens. With your donation, toys will be purchased and shipped directly from participating merchants to pediatric patients and their families.

Toy Run 5K

This is an in-person 5K. Participants must be 5 years old or older.

Registration fee - $15 for RRRC members and $20 for non-members (plus processing fee). Note that there will be no giveaway this year. All race profits will support Mason's Toy Box.

Kids 1/2 Mile Run

This is an in-person kids run. Participants must be 3-12 years old.

Registration is free.

Virtual Toy Run 5K

This is a virtual 5K. Participants must be 5 years old or older.

Registration fee - $15 for RRRC members and $20 for non-members (plus processing fee). Note that there will be no giveaway this year. All race profits will support Mason's Toy Box.

Any discounts will be applied at check out.

Refund Policy: All entry fees and processing fees are non-refundable and non-transferable, no exceptions. Bib numbers are not transferrable. In the event of postponements or cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, there will be no refunds.

Toy Run 5K

The in-person 5K starts and ends at The Landing at Fountain Lake, the building with a concession stand and bathrooms on the west side of Fountain Lake in Byrd Park. The course is a scenic out and back route in Byrd Park with views of Fountain Lake, Swan Lake, and Shields Lake. The race will be chip-timed by the Richmond Road Runners Club, and results will be posted on this website.

The 5K is a family-friendly event.

This is a cupless race. There will be one (1) water refill station on the course. There will be water and other refreshments after the race.

Kids 1/2 Mile Run

The Kids 1/2 Mile Run also starts and ends at The Landing at Fountain Lake in Byrd Park. The course is a 1/2 mile loop on the sidewalk around Fountain Lake. This is an untimed event.

- Runners and walkers are welcome.
- Runners or walkers with running/jogging strollers or walking strollers are permitted.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR SAFETY. BE ALERT, WATCH FOR TRAFFIC, AND PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR FELLOW RUNNERS, COURSE MARSHALS, AND POLICE. 

The use of personal music devices is strongly discouraged at this race. To enjoy all that our race has to offer and for the safety of all participants, RRRC encourages a headphone-free environment during the running of the Toy Run 5K and kids run.

The out-and-back course route for the 5K is below. There may be minor changes to the route.

Race check-in (bib number/chip pick up) starts at 7:30am on race day at The Landing at Fountain Lake in Richmond's Byrd Park.

On-site registration (payment by credit card only -- no cash or checks accepted) will be available at check-in on race day. 

Street parking is located throughout Byrd Park as well as the surrounding neighborhoods. Additional parking is located in a lot near the intersection of South Sheppard Street and Grant Street. 

5K Awards

• Gift certificates from Fleet Feet Richmond will be awarded to the top 3 male and female overall finishers, the top male and female master (age 40-49), and the top male and female grandmaster (age 50 and over). Ribbons will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers in each age group in 5-year increments from 5-9 years to 70 and over. 

Kids Run Awards

• All participants finishing the kids run will receive a Kids Finisher Medal.

The Richmond Road Runners Club relies on wonderful volunteers to help make our race experiences both enjoyable and successful. Please consider lending a hand at this event and enjoying a race from the other side!

Kirk Millikan, toyrun@rrrc.org